Infertility is actually termed as the inability to conceive after 12 months of unprotected intercourse or within one year of trying. Infertility may occur from an issue with either of the partners, or several combination of elements that are related to pregnancy.

Yes, you can have fertility assessment even if you are not planning to get pregnant right now. The concept is to prevent infertility and hopefully diminish the demand for fertility treatments. It involves fertility counseling, risk assessment followed by transvaginal sonography in women and sperm sample in men. Profertility counseling may help a couple to know their present status regarding fertility and how they can behave in order to achieve their desired family size in the years ahead

Male partners suffering from low sperm count may undergo to ICSI (Intracytoplasmic sperm injection) where a single sperm is injected to matured egg. This is also useful if sperm motility or morphology is poor.In those with nil sperm count , we may be able to retreive sperms directly from the testes by aspiration or biopsy and use them via ICSI.